Bennelongia

Bennelongia is a genus of ostracod crustaceans in the family Cyprididae. It is probably endemic to Australia and New Zealand,^[1] and is predicted to be highly diverse. The genus was described in 1981 and named after Woollarawarre Bennelong, the first aboriginal to have a long association with the early European settlers of Australia.^[2] Prior to 2012, six species were described in Australia. There are currently 15 species of Bennelongia.^[1][3] Bennelongia may be the last true descendent genus of the Mesozoic (and now extinct) lineage of Cypridea, which was a dominant lineage of ostracod in non-marine waters in the Cretaceous.^[4]

See also

• Bennelongia australis (Brady, 1886) – South Australia
• Bennelongia barangaroo De Deckker, 1981 – Western Australia
• Bennelongia calei Martens et al 2013 – Western Australia
• Bennelongia bidgelongensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Gascoyne
• Bennelongia coondinerensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Pilbara
• Bennelongia cuensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Yilgarn
• Bennelongia cygnus Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Swan Valley
• Bennelongia frumenta Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Wheatbelt
• Bennelongia gwelupensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Perth, southwest coast
• Bennelongia harpago De Deckker & McKenzie, 1981 – Queensland (type species)
• Bennelongia kimberleyensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Kimberley
• Bennelongia lata Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Gascoyne–Murchison region
• Bennelongia nimala De Deckker, 1981 – Northern Territory
• Bennelongia pinpi De Deckker, 1981 – Queensland
• Bennelongia strellyensis Martens et al., 2012 – Western Australia, Pilbara
• Bennelongia tunta De Deckker, 1982 – Queensland

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